The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-23
CITY MATTERS IN GENERAL
In Brief.

/ Byrne. deceased,
/ $3.50. and William Hid has qualified guardian
of-CIeorge W. Hoover.
Incendiaries set fire to the vacant brick resi-
dence at No. lS2 North Tennessee street last
/ night, at 10 o'clock and 1t damaged to the
! amount of SIS. The property belongs to an
Eastern firm.
/ During the heavy thunder storm, Thursday
| evening, little daughter of Samuel Finkoiner
a farmer residing Marshall, took shelter
| under apple tree The tree was struck by
| lightning and the child instantly killed.
p. c. Murphy, of York township, had the
finest wheat crop this year ever grown in Clark
/ county. A field of nearly 20 acres, averaged
/ 374 bushels per acre. The next largest yield re-
ported is 30 bushels, and the next % bushels per
| Fred L. Smock, living on the Alcorn farm,
seven miles south of the city, has just rhreshed
| from seventeen acres of measured ground 6l2
bushels of wheat. an average Of thirty-six bush
els per acre. 1t is the variety known as Med
iterranean ny rid," and is very prolific
ORGANIZATION OF CoLoRED MEN.
W. Allison Sweeney is organizing a coiored
mems club in the northwestern part of the city
Tor the purpose of securing for the race more
recognition in politics. number Of colored
men have joined the organization, bur there are
many others who do not regard it with much
favor.
ASSESSMENT OF OHIO RIVER BRIDGES.
The State Board of Equalization has decided
to fix the assessment on the Louisville Com
the Kentucky and Indiana bridge at $40. 900, and
the Henderson bridge at 5000, 900. AS these are
all new bridges assessed for the first time, the
tax duplicate will be increased $370. 900.
LIZZIE M'GEEs STRANGE DEATH.
The coroner and physicians who held post
norton examination over the remains of Lizzie
MCGEE are still unable to agree upon the
of her death, which occurred Thursday
The analysis of the stomach revealed poison
Tne case Is very remarkable one in every
respect.
PAYING FLETCHER 6 SHARPE CREDITORS.
Seven hundred of the nine hundred Fletcher
6 Sharpe creditors entitled to shares of the div
idend now being disbursed have been paid this
week. The second installment of money
ceived by the county clerk will be paid out next
week. beginning with Tuesday. There is $40 900
or 1t to be paid out
THIEVES HAVE THEIR PICTURES TAKEN.
The police have just made the discovery that
there is organized gang ofthieves in the city.
and that they have been doing all the burglar
izing in the southeastern part of the city.
detective yesterday discovered that the gang
had had their pictures taken at Washington
street photograph gallery and secured mega
t1ves of all of them. IL is thought the thieves
came here from Louisville
RACE BETWEEN AMBULANCEs.
Competition among the free ambulances of
the city has become very spirited. Last night
mown were both called the of East
street and tia Union tracks, where John Hick-
had heen hurt. They met the
ner of Alabama and Washington streets and
had a their destination. In turning the
corner at East street the two ambulances col
lided and kregelos vehicle was badly wrecked
THINKS HE IS PURSUED By SOLDIERS.
George Bloom living at No 223 East Wash
ington street, has been declared insane. He is
twenty-five years of age. and unmarried. Three
weeks ago he ran away from his friends and
went to Ohio where he captured the first of
the week He thinks tina. regiment of sol
diers after him, and says he went to Ohio to
escape them. The commission that examined
him consisted of Dr. c. ]. Fletcher and Justices
Smock and Feibleman.
GERMAN GYMNAsTS GOING TO DAYTON.
The German Gymnastic Association will leave
for DAYTON this morning on the 1885 train over
the c., II. s. D. road. attend the national
gymuastic tournament, which is held in tina. city
on Sunday Monday and Tuesday. About two
hundred members of the association have made
arrangements to go a special train to Dayton,
leaving the city tomorrow morning at o'clock.
for the benefit of the friends of the Turner'S who
desire to attend the Sunday Afternoon exhibition
of the association.
FUNERAL OF MR.. w. C. ANDERSON.
The funeral of VIM. c. Anderson, the alb
stracter, occurred at the family residence, No.
800 North Delaware street. yesterday forenoon
az 9 o'clock. The services very simple. in
accordance with the desire of Mr.. Anderson
while living Dr. j. E. Gilbert. of Meridian
street M. E. Church, conducted the services. and
a quartet from his church furnished the music
The burial took place at Crown Hill Cemetery,
under the direction of the Knights Templars, OF
which Mr.. Anderson was a member.
INSURANCE COMPANIES REFUSED CHARTERS
State Auditor Carr has refused to charter the
Loyal Life Insurance Company of Elkhart, and
and the Equitable Mutual Life Insurance
Company, of South Bend. From CORE
spondence that he has had with reliable persons
he has become convinced that the operations of
the two companies are not in strict conformity
with the Indiana insurance law. The
panies were formerly located in Michigan, but
to this State. is stated,
count of the passage of laws adverse to their
istence there The Eikhart company threatens
to sue the Auditor.
CRUSHED UNDER cAR-wHEELs.
John Hickerson, living at No. IA North Noble
street, was over by a train and dangerously
hurt, at the East-street crossing of the
Union railway tracks, last night at 9 o'clock.
He attempted to cross the tracks in front of a
rapidly moving c., Fl. & d. 'cut," and caught
his foot between a guard-rail and track. Be
fore he could loosen the limb the car struck him.
His right leg and badly crushed,
and he was injured internally. He was taken |
to the city hospital by Flanner 81 Hommown. |
He is thirty years of age and married.
INCORPORATION OF NEW COMPANIES.
Articles of incorporation were filed with the |
of State yesterday, follows: Attica |
Electric Light, Heat and Power Company;
capital stock. $500 directors, Joseph |
j. Little. Lafayette Putnam, c. A. Ernst |
and Gilbert Mcdonald. Silver Mountain Marble |
and Lime Company-captal stock. $780, 1000; |
operations to be conducted in San Bernardino |
county California. with main Office at Munce, |
tin q on,
loch, Thomas Morgan, j. S. Moore and A l..
johnson. independent Building Loan Fund |
and Savings Association. of Vevay; capital
stock, 800, 000
THE soUTHsIDE WELL PROVES A FAILURE.
The Southside Natural Gas Company struck |
Trenton rock at their well at the lower end of |
Prospect street yesterday morning There was |